Best Practices for Healthy Eating Guide - Nemours
Best Practices for Healthy Eating Guide - Nemours
Best Practices for Healthy Eating Guide - Nemours
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Dear Parent(s)/Guardian(s),<br />
To support your child in making healthy eating choices, we are teaching him/her about where food comes from, how it<br />
is prepared, and encouraging him/her to try new foods.<br />
Today your child:<br />
Learned something new about a food. It was ____________________________________________________________<br />
______________________________________________________________________________________________________<br />
Participated in preparing food <strong>for</strong> a meal or snack by ______________________________________________________<br />
______________________________________________________________________________________________________<br />
Tasted a new food. It was ____________________________________________________________________________<br />
______________________________________________________________________________________________________<br />
You can rein<strong>for</strong>ce these lessons at home by asking your child what he/she learned and how you can make healthy<br />
choices as a family; letting him/her help in meal preparation and pick out new fruits and vegetables to try as a family.<br />
Remember it may take anywhere from 10–15 tries of a food be<strong>for</strong>e your child decides to eat it! Encourage your child<br />
to participate in meal planning and preparation to help him/her establish healthy habits that will last a lifetime.<br />
Thank you!<br />
Dear Parent(s)/Guardian(s),<br />
To support your child in making healthy eating choices we are teaching him/her about where food comes from, how it<br />
is prepared, and encouraging him/her to try new foods.<br />
Today your child:<br />
Learned something new about a food. It was ____________________________________________________________<br />
______________________________________________________________________________________________________<br />
Participated in preparing food <strong>for</strong> a meal or snack by ______________________________________________________<br />
______________________________________________________________________________________________________<br />
Tasted a new food. It was ____________________________________________________________________________<br />
______________________________________________________________________________________________________<br />
You can rein<strong>for</strong>ce these lessons at home by asking your child what he/she learned and how you can make healthy<br />
choices as a family; letting him/her help in meal preparation and pick out new fruits and vegetables to try as a family.<br />
Remember it may take anywhere from 10–15 tries of a food be<strong>for</strong>e your child decides to eat it! Encourage your child<br />
to participate in meal planning and preparation to help him/her establish healthy habits that will last a lifetime.<br />
Thank you!<br />
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